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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Yes, he did. I worked with him for a few =
months in the
late 80s. A more loyal and gracious man would be hard to =
find.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Still, the 1/7th information is incorrect. =
Even though
Jim Coleman is undoubtedly correct about the hammer strike point being =
1/7th on
spinet scale (I never looked at them) this is not common. Historically, =
very few
pianos have been built using a hammer strike point of 1/7th -- John =
Broadwood
notwithstanding. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>With the Baldwin action installation =
procedure, the
hammershanks are trimmed to fit the correct strike point using C-88 as a =
reference. At this point the hammer is going to strike about 3 to 4 mm =
below the
V-bar. Depending on the scale 1/7th would place the hammer strike point =
about
7.5 mm below the V-bar. Wouldn't sound too good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Wimblees@AOL.COM =
href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> July 07, 2001 5:27 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Strike Point</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
7/6/01 9:28:18 PM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A
href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A> =
writes:
<BR><BR><BR>
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solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">Or did you mean to write 1/17? That's some different =
than
1/7.</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=arial color=#000000 size=3 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">
<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Anyway, you're probably referring to Willard =
Sims. Really
nice man, but not <BR>all of his information was =
accurate.</FONT><FONT
lang=0 face=arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> =
<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Del</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=arial =
color=#000000 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial =
color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial =
color=#000000 size=3
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">
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TYPE="CITE"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I =
meant 1/7. At least
that is what I remembered. <BR><BR>Yes, Willard. You're right, very =
nice man.
I beleive he died several years <BR>ago, right? <BR><BR>Wim
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